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She-Hulk Epic Collection
She-Hulk Epic Collection, Vol. 3: Breaking the Fourth Wall
She’s done being savage…now it’s time to be sensational! Industry legend John Byrne launches She-Hulk’s second solo series with a twist — because Shulkie knows she’s a character in a comic book! As the jade giantess smashes the glass ceiling at her new law firm, she does the same to the “fourth wall” between character and audience — quipping with readers and arguing with her comic’s creators as she takes on bizarre foes including the Circus of Crime, the Toad Men, Stilt-Man and Xemnu the Titan! Plus, Jen meets Golden Age heroine the Blonde Phantom, and learns harsh lessons about the rules of comics! The mayhem of Madcap! A wedding proposal like no other! And She-Hulk: The Movie?!
Collects Sensational She-Hulk (1989) #1-12, She-Hulk: Ceremony (1989) #1-2; material from Solo Avengers (1987) #14, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #18, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #48.
Collects Sensational She-Hulk (1989) #1-12, She-Hulk: Ceremony (1989) #1-2; material from Solo Avengers (1987) #14, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #18, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #48.
448 pages, Paperback
Published May 10, 2022
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John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero.
Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero.
Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.
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May 19, 2022
She-Hulk: Breaking the Fourth Wall collects She-Hulk #1-12, Ceremony #1-2, Solo Avengers #14, Marvel Comics Presents #18, and Marvel Fanfare #48.
The She-Hulk tv show is going to drop any day now so I decided I'd finally give this a shot.
For those keeping score at home, Jennifer Walters got her powers from a blood transfusion from her cousin Bruce Banner, aka The Hulk. Most of the stories in this collection have a lighter tone than most super hero books at the time. She Hulk even breaks the fourth wall from time to time.
John Byrne is responsible for the lion's share of the writing and art but a slew of other people contribute once Byrne jumps ship. There are some tonal shifts after Byrne leaves. There is less breaking of the fourth wall and the jokes become more understated. By the time Ceremony hits, there's little humor to be had.
Most of this book is pretty fun. I never laughed out loud but I found a lot of She-Hulk's antics to be amusing. Byrne digs deep into Marvel history and pulls out all kinds of lame characters to use as he sees fit. The space trucker story actually made me want to read US1, the trucker book Marvel put out a few years earlier. The former Blonde Phantom being a recurring character in her old age was a nice touch.
There are some inconsistencies once Byrne leaves the book, culminating in the humorless Ceremony. It wasn't a bad story but the tonal shift was a little unwelcome. I thought Byrne's initial She-Hulk run was longer than I thought it was. I think the book is pretty accessible to new She-Hulk fans. Everyone is brought up to speed on She-Hulk fairly early on and the villains and other characters are well explained.
She-Hulk: Breaking the Fourth Wall is a good intro to the character and a fun book. Four out of five stars.
The She-Hulk tv show is going to drop any day now so I decided I'd finally give this a shot.
For those keeping score at home, Jennifer Walters got her powers from a blood transfusion from her cousin Bruce Banner, aka The Hulk. Most of the stories in this collection have a lighter tone than most super hero books at the time. She Hulk even breaks the fourth wall from time to time.
John Byrne is responsible for the lion's share of the writing and art but a slew of other people contribute once Byrne jumps ship. There are some tonal shifts after Byrne leaves. There is less breaking of the fourth wall and the jokes become more understated. By the time Ceremony hits, there's little humor to be had.
Most of this book is pretty fun. I never laughed out loud but I found a lot of She-Hulk's antics to be amusing. Byrne digs deep into Marvel history and pulls out all kinds of lame characters to use as he sees fit. The space trucker story actually made me want to read US1, the trucker book Marvel put out a few years earlier. The former Blonde Phantom being a recurring character in her old age was a nice touch.
There are some inconsistencies once Byrne leaves the book, culminating in the humorless Ceremony. It wasn't a bad story but the tonal shift was a little unwelcome. I thought Byrne's initial She-Hulk run was longer than I thought it was. I think the book is pretty accessible to new She-Hulk fans. Everyone is brought up to speed on She-Hulk fairly early on and the villains and other characters are well explained.
She-Hulk: Breaking the Fourth Wall is a good intro to the character and a fun book. Four out of five stars.
September 4, 2022
The first few issues by John Byrne are amazing. The stories are goofy, the art is nice, and She-Hulk's personality really shine. These stories are 5 star stories. After Byrne leaves the book, the writing is just not as good and is not very funny either. Most of these stories are 2-3 star stories. My recommendation is to pick up the smaller trade paperback that only has the Byrne stories rather than buying this bigger collection.
July 29, 2022
2.5 stars. This review is only for issues Solo Adventures: Hawkeye, issues 9-12 and She-Hulk Ceremony 1-2. Everything else I’m reading over in the Sensational She-Hulk omnibus. Solo Adventures: Hawkeye was probably the best story out the bunch. A short Claremont story about She-Hulk trying to plead a case to the Supreme Court with Titania interrupting but trying to start a fight out on the street. Short but fun. The 9-12 issues weren’t that great at all. Issues 9 and 12 were the worst. They were as bad as that Bizarro issue in Allstar Superman. 9 has her dealing with Madcap and 12 is about this fake She-Hulk movie getting filmed. Both were over the top silly and dumb. Issues 10-11 was a thru story about Pseudo Man. These issues weren’t anything to get excited about but at least they weren’t as dumb as 9 and 12. The final 2 issues, She-Hulk Ceremony 1-2 were both big 47 page issues about Wyatt Wingfoot and Jen’s relationship while dealing a villain using ancient Native American magic to take the soul of everyone on the planet. Great artwork and the story ended up being decent.
July 24, 2022
John Byrne's She Hulk is tops. Funny, tongue-in-cheek, playful... she's beautiful and strong, really great stuff. In this Epic, Byrne's run is only half of the book and then the fun turns generic and somewhat lifeless as others fill in. I really like John's art and writing of She Hulk, he set a high bar that others can't follow.
July 20, 2022
3.5 stars
Byrne's run on She-Hulk had meta jokes and fourth wall breaking antics before Deadpool and Gwenpol did it. She-Hulk knows she's in a comic book and uses that to her advantage, jumping across panels to fast travel or ordering up a subplot to give her time to change clothes, as she gets into punch ups and zany adventures.
1/3 of the book is non-Byrne material since he dropped out of the series after issue #8, and while other writers in this volume include Steve Gerber, Dwayne McDuffie, and Peter David nobody else captures the effortless fizz that the Byrne tales have.
Byrne's run on She-Hulk had meta jokes and fourth wall breaking antics before Deadpool and Gwenpol did it. She-Hulk knows she's in a comic book and uses that to her advantage, jumping across panels to fast travel or ordering up a subplot to give her time to change clothes, as she gets into punch ups and zany adventures.
1/3 of the book is non-Byrne material since he dropped out of the series after issue #8, and while other writers in this volume include Steve Gerber, Dwayne McDuffie, and Peter David nobody else captures the effortless fizz that the Byrne tales have.
May 11, 2022
A relic of it's time. The Byrne stuff is still great though.
January 26, 2025
She-Hulk has been an endlessly reinvented character, and this collection shows some pros and cons of that approach. It begins with probably the best known version of Jen, in screwball legal japes with the sassy lead regularly breaking the fourth wall to interact with the author about the mechanics of comic plotting (and not just for Deadpool style gags to the audience). It's very clever if mainly an ego boost self insert for comics superstar John Byrne, but can't quite be sustained by his sudden replacements who try to keep it up when he abruptly leaves. And he leaves after a dispute over the alternate version of Jen in the Ceremony graphic novel that closes the collection, in which she is a moping singleton who wants a baby with Wyatt Wingfoot, a boyfriend she'd long left behind in the monthly issues who now gets subjected to some awkward "bones of my ancestors" racial stereotyping in a plot She-Hulk has no real part in. So, the best and the worst in one handy package. At least the collections don't just rudely skip to Byrne's return now, I suppose!
September 21, 2022
OG She-Hulk fan from the 80s here. With the exception of the humdrum "Ceremony," I had all of these issues once upon a time when they were first published. I was excited to spot this collection and scooped it up. Would it be as enjoyable as I remember?
John Byrne draws the definitive She-Hulk, in my opinion. She never looked better. His writing also infused her with the lighthearted tone she is known for. The truckers in space saga is a gem.
But I enjoyed this series after Byrne left, too, and wish more of those issues were included (like the parody of "Batmania run wild" when the first Keaton film was released).
I won't come to your house and rip up your X-Men comics, but I will say all in all this is a good addition to your She-Hulk library, whether you're an OG fan or are finding her thanks to her new tv show.
John Byrne draws the definitive She-Hulk, in my opinion. She never looked better. His writing also infused her with the lighthearted tone she is known for. The truckers in space saga is a gem.
But I enjoyed this series after Byrne left, too, and wish more of those issues were included (like the parody of "Batmania run wild" when the first Keaton film was released).
I won't come to your house and rip up your X-Men comics, but I will say all in all this is a good addition to your She-Hulk library, whether you're an OG fan or are finding her thanks to her new tv show.
February 17, 2024
I never read Sensational She-Hulk before, but I knew it's reputation of 4th wall breaking and zaniness. Still, I wasn't quit ready for how incredibly silly it is. I can see why some people love it, I can't see why some people don't love it. I fall somewhere in between. I like humor, and silliness, but sometimes it goes a little more crazy than I care for. Still overall it was enjoyable.
The final story in the collection "ceremony" is not part of the "sensational" run and I think was a side mini series. Tonally it is WAY different, much more serious. It involves interactions with a fictional native american tribe. For the time it was probably pretty progressive. Today it probably would have been handled a little different, but overall I think it still holds up decent.
The final story in the collection "ceremony" is not part of the "sensational" run and I think was a side mini series. Tonally it is WAY different, much more serious. It involves interactions with a fictional native american tribe. For the time it was probably pretty progressive. Today it probably would have been handled a little different, but overall I think it still holds up decent.
September 3, 2022
I enjoyed this but like many of these Epic Collections that assemble a wide variety of material, it's a mixed bag:
Sensational She-Hulk #1-8 and Marvel Comics Presents #18, the classic John Byrne run, is absolutely delightful. 5/5
Sensational She-Hulk #9-12 are a mixed effort that doesn't hit the same heights as the Byrne run but has some fun moments. 3/5
The stories from Solo Avengers #14 and Marvel Fanfare #48 I barely remember already. 2/5
She-Hulk: Ceremony #1-2 is a bizarre and kinda awkward story that manages to be not particularly fun. I don't know, 2.5/5 for at least not being completely forgettable.
Sensational She-Hulk #1-8 and Marvel Comics Presents #18, the classic John Byrne run, is absolutely delightful. 5/5
Sensational She-Hulk #9-12 are a mixed effort that doesn't hit the same heights as the Byrne run but has some fun moments. 3/5
The stories from Solo Avengers #14 and Marvel Fanfare #48 I barely remember already. 2/5
She-Hulk: Ceremony #1-2 is a bizarre and kinda awkward story that manages to be not particularly fun. I don't know, 2.5/5 for at least not being completely forgettable.
November 10, 2022
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June 7, 2022
The stories here where She-Hulk actually breaks the fourth wall are delightful pieces of satire that comment on the comic book medium similarly to Gerber's Howard the Duck. The stories where She-Hulk does not, especially in the two-part Ceremony at the end, feel a bit underwhelming and counter-productive to the character's strong elements. In general She-Hulk straddles a line between sexualization for the male gaze and a strong independent woman, but when she is able to break the fourth wall, she accesses an element of her characterization that, if not fully resists the male gaze, at least gives her characterization beyond the gaze without leaning into masculine fantasies of what a strong independent woman actually behaves like. This is definitely an interesting read with pseudo-feminist elements that lend this book to both praise and critique.
August 27, 2022
Existe a Shulkie do Byrnezão e existe o resto.
Fica evidente já que metade da edição é pelo Byrne e a outra metade é por outros autores.
A Shulkie do Byrne é engraçada, poderosa, linda, não leve desaforo para casa, sai na porrada com Homens-Sapo, a cabala dos cientistas sem cabeça, o Metalóide, o Xenmu, o Doutor BONG! - defendendo a infância dos Bonguinhos -, investiga criminosos com o Nicolau, conhece um mutante com o poder de dirigir qualquer coisa - o Javali -, viaja pelo espaço sideral, sonha com o Hércules - vai saber -, enfim, é muito divertido e tem várias pequenas referências que valem até hoje.
As edições que não são do Byrne são bem decepcionantes, parece que aquela comédia esperta é substituída por uma sátira da própria sátira que não dá muito certo - nem a história do PAD funciona direito, já as edições especiais também são terrivelmente genéricas e não adicionam nenhuma dimensão à trama ou à personagem, o que é uma pena.
Eu senti falta daquela Graphic Novel que introduzia a Shulkie do Byrne com alguma confusão que envolvia a Shield e... baratas? Eu não lembro mais.
Ainda que eu adore a Shulkie, especialmente por causa dessa fase, eu entendo que ela sofre com o drama do segundo escalão, faz um pouco de sucesso aqui e ali e é imediatamente esquecida e jogada como coadjuvante em algum time que precisa de alguém com aquele set de poderes.
Na real, pela teoria do vintão valeu, mas não vale preço cheio.
Fica evidente já que metade da edição é pelo Byrne e a outra metade é por outros autores.
A Shulkie do Byrne é engraçada, poderosa, linda, não leve desaforo para casa, sai na porrada com Homens-Sapo, a cabala dos cientistas sem cabeça, o Metalóide, o Xenmu, o Doutor BONG! - defendendo a infância dos Bonguinhos -, investiga criminosos com o Nicolau, conhece um mutante com o poder de dirigir qualquer coisa - o Javali -, viaja pelo espaço sideral, sonha com o Hércules - vai saber -, enfim, é muito divertido e tem várias pequenas referências que valem até hoje.
As edições que não são do Byrne são bem decepcionantes, parece que aquela comédia esperta é substituída por uma sátira da própria sátira que não dá muito certo - nem a história do PAD funciona direito, já as edições especiais também são terrivelmente genéricas e não adicionam nenhuma dimensão à trama ou à personagem, o que é uma pena.
Eu senti falta daquela Graphic Novel que introduzia a Shulkie do Byrne com alguma confusão que envolvia a Shield e... baratas? Eu não lembro mais.
Ainda que eu adore a Shulkie, especialmente por causa dessa fase, eu entendo que ela sofre com o drama do segundo escalão, faz um pouco de sucesso aqui e ali e é imediatamente esquecida e jogada como coadjuvante em algum time que precisa de alguém com aquele set de poderes.
Na real, pela teoria do vintão valeu, mas não vale preço cheio.
October 9, 2022
She-Hulk gets her second solo series, with the first dozen issues collected here, along with the She-Hulk: Ceremony limited series and other miscellaneous solo adventures.
This volume contains the stories that really formed the basis for the live-action She-Hulk series. Jen's career as a lawyer is revived, then John Byrne used her solo series to establish her penchant for breaking the fourth wall, beating Deadpool by several years.
The gems of this volume are the John Byrne issues, though he only did the first eight issues before his first departure from the series. Byrne clearly had fun with the concept of She-Hulk realizing she was in a comic book. After leaving, Steve Gerber took over as writer for a period and wisely chose to forego breaking the fourth wall, instead leaning into his strengths by doing more satirical stories, much as he did on Howard the Duck.
The She-Hulk: Ceremony mini-series is also solid, though a far cry from the humorous tone of the regular series. And I enjoyed the Chris Claremont story from Marvel Comics Present. There are a few other stories contained in this volume, but, while passable, they are largely overshadowed by the stories already mentioned.
I'd certainly recommend this volume, both to comics fans and viewers of the Disney+ series. It's good fun.
This volume contains the stories that really formed the basis for the live-action She-Hulk series. Jen's career as a lawyer is revived, then John Byrne used her solo series to establish her penchant for breaking the fourth wall, beating Deadpool by several years.
The gems of this volume are the John Byrne issues, though he only did the first eight issues before his first departure from the series. Byrne clearly had fun with the concept of She-Hulk realizing she was in a comic book. After leaving, Steve Gerber took over as writer for a period and wisely chose to forego breaking the fourth wall, instead leaning into his strengths by doing more satirical stories, much as he did on Howard the Duck.
The She-Hulk: Ceremony mini-series is also solid, though a far cry from the humorous tone of the regular series. And I enjoyed the Chris Claremont story from Marvel Comics Present. There are a few other stories contained in this volume, but, while passable, they are largely overshadowed by the stories already mentioned.
I'd certainly recommend this volume, both to comics fans and viewers of the Disney+ series. It's good fun.
May 28, 2023
I started out none too thrilled about this volume, but it grew on me. After a promising start with a Solo Avengers story by Claremont/Neary, the following Byrne issues were all schtick all the time, and the D-list villains and fourth wall breaking grew kinda tiresome. But then after a couple fill-in issues Steve Gerber takes over for two issues, retaining the humorous tone but thankfully ditching the constant fourth wall-breaking. I liked seeing glimpses of that trademark satire of his that I recall from his Howard the Duck days. Unpopular opinion perhaps, but I actually liked his stuff better than Byrne.
Peter David then dials up the whimsy again for the next issue (nice to see Trina Robbins there in the artwork credits), followed by a couple of odd Marvel Fanfare stories (are there any other kind?) The two-part Ceremony story at the end was quite a change of pace, but it was a sweet story and ended up being the highlight of the volume for me.
Maybe not my favourite volume, but I’ve always liked She-Hulk the character. I do think I’ll be picking up volume 4 after this, I look forward to some more Gerber madness.
Peter David then dials up the whimsy again for the next issue (nice to see Trina Robbins there in the artwork credits), followed by a couple of odd Marvel Fanfare stories (are there any other kind?) The two-part Ceremony story at the end was quite a change of pace, but it was a sweet story and ended up being the highlight of the volume for me.
Maybe not my favourite volume, but I’ve always liked She-Hulk the character. I do think I’ll be picking up volume 4 after this, I look forward to some more Gerber madness.
July 24, 2023
I now understand why John Byrne run on She-Hulk was so influential. For one his character design of She-Hulk jumps off the page it’s very vibrant. This is also one of the early instances of comics, breaking the fourth wall which today’s passé, but was very new at the time. Some of the fourth wall humor doesn’t work, but a good chunk of them holds up really well like She-Hulk just going from panel to panel shifting time or her commenting about the status of her own book is pretty funny. One reason why this book hold up because it’s a fun light hearted romp with its tongue firmly in the cheek with fantastic artwork. The downfall of this book is after John Byrne leaves the draftsmanship quality goes down, and while there is some great writers in this collection, Steve Gerber the late Dwayne McDuffie the tone of the book shifts. I did enjoy the fill-in issue nine keeps the tone of the initial run, but it’s slowly after that goes away. Although I did enjoy the Hollywood issue that was pretty bonkers and the end they just made me go what was that?
January 22, 2023
What a weird book and character!
The whole tone of the book is B-Listing at its best. She's been an member of the Fantastic Four, and The Avengers, and had been in print for nearly 10 years when the first issue of Sensational She-Hulk came out. The writing and artwork by John Byrne was just different than anything else at the time.
She-Hulk breaking the fourth wall and talking to readers, feel exploited, knowing she has a certain pattern to her books, teasing the editors, etc, this was just a lot of fun.
Although she has several guest stars in this early run, there is hardly anyone notable (Spidey and Herc, but that's about it). Still, the tone was what set this run apart.
Funny, campy, sexy, and over the top... She-Hulk laid the groundwork for the successes of characters like Deadpool.
As for the non-Byrne books, issues 9-12 are decent, but the art and passion is gone. Ceremony is just bad, poor art and a mediocre story which really drags the collection down.
The whole tone of the book is B-Listing at its best. She's been an member of the Fantastic Four, and The Avengers, and had been in print for nearly 10 years when the first issue of Sensational She-Hulk came out. The writing and artwork by John Byrne was just different than anything else at the time.
She-Hulk breaking the fourth wall and talking to readers, feel exploited, knowing she has a certain pattern to her books, teasing the editors, etc, this was just a lot of fun.
Although she has several guest stars in this early run, there is hardly anyone notable (Spidey and Herc, but that's about it). Still, the tone was what set this run apart.
Funny, campy, sexy, and over the top... She-Hulk laid the groundwork for the successes of characters like Deadpool.
As for the non-Byrne books, issues 9-12 are decent, but the art and passion is gone. Ceremony is just bad, poor art and a mediocre story which really drags the collection down.
September 21, 2022
I wanted to dig a bit into She Hulk after listening to a podcast on the subject - she sounded fun, kind of silly, and unconventional in the fourth wall breakage that she might be most famous for. I read through this, and rated it only a 3/5. The early portions of this book were truly as advertised, and some of the fourth wall breakage was innovative and kind of meta in a strange way. However, the novelty did not sustain the series, and the writing became less provocative. By the end of this series we enter into the realm of appropriation and moralizing, and it was a really bad way to end to end this volume. That being said, I understand the appeal of She Hulk, and hope she succeeds in the streaming world, but wonder if the writers can hold on to the novelty and fun aspect for the long term.
August 18, 2022
I was interested in reading this, as Byrne's She-Hulk is somewhat of a genre legend. Was dissapointed to find that Byrne left only five numbers in and was replaced by changing writers under strict editorial control.
Under them Byrne's "strongwilled female lawyer with superhero hobby" gets fired from her job, becomes easily swayed by Hollywood's lifestyle, until in depression decides to become a single mother using her exes sperm.
The Byrne-issues never really got to the main story, but they felt a bit too light to my taste. I'll give them 3/5.
The following cavalcade is easily 1/5 and I can't recommend this to anyone.
Under them Byrne's "strongwilled female lawyer with superhero hobby" gets fired from her job, becomes easily swayed by Hollywood's lifestyle, until in depression decides to become a single mother using her exes sperm.
The Byrne-issues never really got to the main story, but they felt a bit too light to my taste. I'll give them 3/5.
The following cavalcade is easily 1/5 and I can't recommend this to anyone.
July 5, 2024
Great start to the new and “Sensational” Series. She Hulk’s been breaking the fourth wall LOOOOONG before Ryan Reynolds…errrr Deadpool has been.
Admittedly, after reading some of She Hulk’s other appearances in Savage and in FF, the fourth wall breaking was a little dis jarring. However, after a few issues, it became second nature and I was laughing so hard at some of the jokes.
It has a really good blend of action and jokes. It know just when to use humour and when to use action to punch a bad guy right in the face!
Loved this series and can’t wait to read Vol 4!
Admittedly, after reading some of She Hulk’s other appearances in Savage and in FF, the fourth wall breaking was a little dis jarring. However, after a few issues, it became second nature and I was laughing so hard at some of the jokes.
It has a really good blend of action and jokes. It know just when to use humour and when to use action to punch a bad guy right in the face!
Loved this series and can’t wait to read Vol 4!
July 19, 2025
a good collection of She Hulk stories. Sometimes it's nice to have a change from some of the darker graphic novels where the leading chsracter is full of angst, and this is on the whole a fun read with lots of humour a lot of which involves She Hulk realising she's in a comic strip and at times addressing the readers (hence the title).
towards the end the humour does seem to tail off and we get a couple of more run of the mill stories. But a good collection on the whole with some good artwork just let down by the last couple of stories.
towards the end the humour does seem to tail off and we get a couple of more run of the mill stories. But a good collection on the whole with some good artwork just let down by the last couple of stories.
October 18, 2024
I loved this view into vintage She-Hulk, when she started to get the sassy, meta personality I love so much in her 21st century books. I'm surprised John Byrne didn't stay on the book longer than 8 issues or whatever, I'm sure there's a story there. Gerber was decent, but nothing else captured Byren's greatness. The anthology issues were all real great, and The Ceremy OGN was the most soap opera thing I've ever read. Overall I loved this book.
July 26, 2022
its got some great issues on here, but it also has some issue that are a real slog to get through
i can still easily recommend this book, but skip issues 6 and 7, marvel fanfare, and she-hulk ceremony. there are still some not-great stories besides those, but what i listed are the ones that REALLY hold this back
i can still easily recommend this book, but skip issues 6 and 7, marvel fanfare, and she-hulk ceremony. there are still some not-great stories besides those, but what i listed are the ones that REALLY hold this back
August 9, 2022
not a total collection of her wall breaking adventures i love she-hulk but this collection contains serious stories as well for some odd reason i get that the couldn't include the four part story in the pages left but but the inclusion of marvel fanfare solo avengers and she-hulk ceremony dont fit the rest of the books tone so its a bit jarring get the pricer collections instead
August 9, 2022
Noticeable dropoff of entertainment value when Byrne leaves. Not sure why the fourth wall stuff didn't stick as a defining part of the character, maybe it's just too hard to stay that quirky. But, anyway, the Byrne stuff is great, writing and art-wise. The rest of the book is mostly fine with some like-minded writers trying and not always succeeding at mimicking the earlier issues' charms.
September 11, 2022
Picked this up for the one story not collected in the Omnibus. I'm glad I did, it was a good one. Love She-Hulk. She's had a few great series and remains one of my favorite Marvel characters. I think I prefer Slott's run or Peter David's or Soule's but this one's pretty great too. I'm hoping her current series lives up to the promise of these earlier runs.
January 12, 2024
A great collection of some of She-Hulks finest moments! The first 5 issues are often praised by fans for being written and penciled by John Byrne. However, you shouldn’t dismiss the rest here. The other authors often are just as silly and funny as Byrne was. If you’re a fan of the Great Green Giantess, this is a must own.
August 1, 2022
The John Byrne issues were fantastic and certainly up the rating for me. Overall a bit hit and miss when factoring in some of the other issues included in the collection but a fun first introduction to the character for me.
March 14, 2023
The John Byrne issues collected here are great.
The other issues collected here are not.
John Byrne stuff -4.5
The She Hulk.issues after he left - 3, I'm feeling generous
She Hulk ceremony - 0.5 (still feeling generous)
The other issues collected here are not.
John Byrne stuff -4.5
The She Hulk.issues after he left - 3, I'm feeling generous
She Hulk ceremony - 0.5 (still feeling generous)
June 7, 2022
Sensational She-Hulks are my favorite Deadpool comics.
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